Project Manager Management

Alexander Shumicki

***** ****** **** ***** / ******, il / 630-***-**** / *********@*****.***

Highly experienced professional with expertise in Program / Project

management, Business processes, Strategy, Testing and Analysis. Have

successfully designed and delivered large-scale organizational change

programs for ERP and other technology implementations, mergers and

acquisitions, process re-engineering, restructuring, training, outsourcing

and shared services.. Proven track record in defining and establishing

effective business strategy and process workflows. Adept at managing

multiple projects concurrently and effectively delivering the objectives on

time and within budget. Interact effectively with executive management,

managers and interdisciplinary teams in orchestration of organizational

strategic programs.

. Program / Project Planning and Management

. Business and Systems Strategic Planning and Execution

. Strategic Business Transformation / Change Management

. ERP Implementation

. Functional, Regression and Performance Testing, Gap Analysis

. Demand and Supply side process analysis and Business Process

Optimization

. Resource Management / Strong mentor

Professional Experience

ERP Consulting Services - Mars Pet Care April

2008 - July 2010

Program / Project Management Consultant

Successfully designed and delivered large-scale organizational change

programs for ERP and other technology implementations, mergers and

acquisitions, PMO reviewed matrix Unit Testing and UTA testing procedures,

process re-engineering, issue management and resolution, restructuring,

outsourcing and shared services.

Responsibilities:

Strategic

. Determine configuration requirements and implement ERP applications to

report financial and operational activity in support of global

financial / operational strategic objectives

. Develop the corporate objectives and strategic measurements (KPI),

business requirements and business system models for auto application

of cash, accounts receivable, dispute/deduction management (DMS),

credit/debit processing and trade expenditures business systems

integration

. Prepare Sr. Management status updates and presentations

. Issue / risk management and resolution

. Change management - technical and functional

. Business analytics: Develop quantitative methods to derive actionable

insights from data and assist to help shape business decisions

Tactical

. Project manager for the development of standard product costs and

inventory value for Mars acquisitions

. Develop unit and business process test matrix in agile project

management environments for product cost, accounts receivable,

deduction management, trade spend and cash management. Review testing

results with Sr. management and PMO to insure alignment with project

and program objectives

. Develop business cases scenarios and expected outcomes and review with

Sr. management for auto cash applications, deductions, trade spend,

credit analysis and inventory. Conduct UT to verify results prior to

release of programs for user acceptance testing

. Project manager for the conversion of inventory quantities and

inventory value for Mars acquisitions

. Project manager for the conversion of accounts receivable and open

deductions

o Reconcile Mars acquisitions accounts receivable S/L to G/L

o Reconcile raw data to acquisitions T/B

o Cleanse data for integration with legacy systems

. Determine and measure change in A/R expected balance in domestic and

foreign transaction value to insure accurate balance

. Develop business requirements and manage system development of dispute

management - (deduction) system (DMS) and associated integration with

trade spend management, accounts receivable, credit/debit processing

and the general ledger. - Full SDLC in an agile project management

environment

. Manage master data management and data governance rules and guidelines

. Data warehouse systems modified/managed for supporting supply and

demand side planning

o Develop business flows, control points and reconcile issues with

warehouse management system and inventory control legacy modules

o Develop unit and business process test requirements and conduct

UT testing

. Financial manager for the setup and configuration of BI - QlikView,

supporting financial and operational information needs

First Tier Profitability Group LLC

August 2007 - April 2008

Sr. Strategic Consultant / Engagement Manger

Responsibilities:

Strategic

. Re-engineer financial and operational business processes based on best

measured performance - (KPI)

. Managed teams of professional business turn around analysts and manage

organization change and re-structure

. Implement change management operational and financially throughout the

organization

o Develop strategic, operational programs and processes to control

and measure expected results. Conduct formal

presentations/review with clients

. Manage client relationship including Management status updates and

prepare presentations for internal management review

Summit Solutions, LLC 1992 - August

2007

Engagement / Project Manager

Responsibilities:

Strategic

. Design and development of a data warehouse to capture and report key

business indicators in a matrix reporting schematic. Design and

develop dashboards and supporting financial and operational analytical

reports

. Financial and operational re-engineering of business processes to

align profit and margin objectives with business strategic objectives

. Maximized supply chain management by using Six Sigma and Lean process

concepts to determine value add operations

. Capital planning and program management for PMO organization

. IT Asset portfolio management

Tactical

. Implementation of Corptax a single source tax planning, compliance,

provisional and tax filing system for corporate tax preparation and

RIA for determination of foreign tax credit

o Conduct user training, develop business case and expected test

results and business process workflows

. Project manager for design, development and installation support for

credit card processing

o Conduct business and systems analysis and feasibility

o Determine possible solutions and present findings to Sr.

management

o Develop systems and business process testing criteria, business

case, UT and UAT. Review results with Sr. management and PMO to

insure alignment with program goals and objectives

. Re-engineered plant purchase order, inventory control and shop floor

systems to accurately reflect the processes and transactions for

efficient / lean production processes

o Design a Proactive approach to business management and analysis

within ERP packages allowing operating and financial units to

analyze problems at inception and determine a course of action.

Manage the software development - SDLC

o Installation and configuration of SunGard capital

market/treasury applications (hardware and software

architectural configurations)

. Conduct UT and UAT tests to insure control / traceability

of cash transactions and bank sweep and fund process

o Implemented ecommerce solutions for order entry/status/advance

shipping notice and billing, purchase order/status/receipts and

A/R payments

o Implementation and configuration of Microsoft Dynamics,

PeopleSoft - Oracle DB, Baan, JD Edwards, PRMS and BPICS and JBA

ERP globally. The ERP installations included initial business

process analysis/lean out, business requirements, capital

budget, vendor requirements and selection, installation,

configuration, issue management, software modifications if

applicable and unit and UAT testing.

Benefit Systems & Services 1990 - 1992

Senior Consultant - Process Re-engineering

Responsibilities:

. As the consulting project manager, provided ERP project management and

consulting services

. As systems manager (internal), redesigned the information process flow

to expedite medical and dental claims processing

VMS Realty Inc. 1986 - 1990

Director PMO

Baxter International 1982 - 1986

Sr. Project Manager - Financial/Operational Analysis

Pepperidge Farms Inc. 1980 - 1982

Financial Analyst/Cost Accounting Manager

Chicago Board of Education 1976 - 1980

Educator

Education

DePaul University, Chicago, IL MBA, Finance

Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL B.S., Education/Health

Certifications:

Project management from Anderson Consulting and IBM

Data base design and analysis from Kenneth T. Orr

Management training through Baxter International and VMS Realty

Financial systems auditing and cost accounting from Anderson Consulting

Lean and Six Sigma process improvement training and certification through

the Hunter Group

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